Russia actively hires Africans not only in the ranks of its army. African female students are actively involved in the assembly of Shahed drones in the city of Yelabuga in Tatarstan. In the special economic zone called "Alabuga" there is a plant for the mass assembly of 1/5
Iranian drones. In Russia it is called Geranium-2. The girls are brought mainly from Uganda, where they are selected on the basis of a competition, showing good results in studying natural sciences in high school. They are paid $ 1,000 per month, which is three times higher 2/5
than the average salary in the country, free flights and accommodation, a university diploma. As a rule, they are not told that they will be assembling drones, but are offered work and study in the "high-tech sector". Before this, Russian students were involved in the 3/5
assembly of drones. According to journalists, more than 1,000 girls from Uganda have already found work at the plant in this way. The girls study at the Alabuga Polytechnic College and work in parallel with their studies. At the same time, the students complain that the 4/5
work is exhausting. They go on shifts for several days in a row. This plant also became famous after a Ukrainian drone struck it on April 2, 2024. Then up to 16 people were injured, and the drone set a record at that time, flying 1,300 km. from the Ukrainian border. Russia 5/6
actively exploits Africans, taking advantage of the low economic indicators in the region and luring people into the army or to assemble drones, promising huge amounts of money by the standards of the region. 6/6 🧵by @iljaandreev
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1/8 Mark Rutte is, in fact, the most suitable candidate for the role of Secretary General of NATO. Take by @joni_askola
2/8 In October, Mark Rutte is scheduled to take on the role of Secretary General. His appointment stirred controversy due to the belief that appointing an Eastern European Secretary General would have been more symbolic and fair.
3/8 Kaja Kallas was considered a strong candidate for Secretary General of NATO, but some critics of Rutte's appointment hold a misconception about the role of the NATO Secretary General.
1/9 The United States warned hezbollah that it cannot restrain Israel if the escalation persists. Update by @joni_askola
2/9 Last week, while visiting Beirut, President Biden's representative Amos Hochstein informed Lebanese officials that hezbollah is mistaken in believing that the U.S. could prevent Israel from invading Lebanon if the militia persists in its attacks.
3/9 The Biden administration is deeply concerned that Israel and hezbollah may be making strategic errors as they escalate their verbal and on-the-ground conflict, all the while believing that they can prevent an all-out war.
1/4 The Biden administration is moving closer to permitting American military contractors to deploy to Ukraine. Update by @joni_askola
2/4 The Biden administration is moving closer to lifting a de facto ban on American military contractors deploying to Ukraine, as reported by CNN. This potential change is aimed at assisting the country's military in maintaining and repairing US-provided weapons systems.
3/4 The timing of this decision is rather expected, especially with the impending arrival of F16 jets in the coming weeks. This development is undoubtedly positive news for Ukraine.
Heavy fighting continues in Vovchansk and Chasovy Yar. Meanwhile, Russia continues to suffer from a shortage of manpower, although the meat storm tactics continue. A Russian war correspondent has published a video in which he filmed Russian soldiers "in a basement."
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A "basement" in the occupied territories is a place of punishment. Before the full-scale invasion, Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilians were held there, tortured to extract false confessions, but now these basements are filled with Russian soldiers who refuse to go back
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to the front, before being sent to penal battalions. At least 16 such special places are known. The published video shows terrible unsanitary conditions. Almost all the soldiers have untreated wounds. Sending the wounded to meat storms has been known for a long time.
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Another Ukrainian development related to sea drones has become known. Ukrainian sea drones have learned to mine the sea routes of Russian ships. Thanks to this tactic, four enemy vessels were sunk. As reported in the article by The Wall Street Journal, the Russians, 1/7
frightened by the raids of sea drones, built large barriers at the entrance to the Sevastopol Bay, so the Ukrainians came up with alternative operations - the installation of sea mines. Special SeaBaby have learned to install bottom mines made of plastic, weighing about 2/7
180 kg. They are difficult to find, since they lie in the silt under the shallow water, use acoustic and electromagnetic sensors to detect the presence of the ship, causing a detonation. For 1.5 months, a team of Ukrainian special services tracked the routes of sea ships 3/7
1/11 Fighterbomber has become an unreliable source, and it is high time for people to recognize this. Update by @joni_askola
2/11 Fighterbomber claimed yesterday that russia had shot down an American drone in the Black Sea last night. However, the US has since denied this. Currently, the veracity of the incident remains uncertain, despite appearing highly improbable.
3/11 The occurrence or non-occurrence of the event does not alter the fact that Fighterbomber has become an unreliable source.